Adolf Zytogorski
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Adolf Żytogórski (January 1807 – 27 February 1882) was a Polish-British chess
master.
Born in Poland, he was a political refugee after the collapse of the Polish-Russian War in 1830–1831 (November Uprising
). He emigrated to England.
In 1843 he played a match with Howard Staunton
, receiving Pawn and two moves
, and won six games right off the reel. Zytogorski was befriend by the late Robert Brien, who succeeded Staunton as an editor of The Chronicle in 1854–1856; and :Brien, after his quarrel with Staunton, published for the first time the particulars of the above match. He played several matches; won a match against Franciscus Janssens (6 : 4) in 1854, took second, behind Ernst Falkbeer
and ahead of Brien, in 1855 (Triangular), and lost to Valentine Green (7 : 8) in 1856 (Zytogorski gave odds of pawn and move).
He won at London 1855 (Kling's
Coffee House), played in semifinals at London 1856 (McDonnell Chess Club), and lost to Ignaz von Kolisch
at Cambridge 1860 (semifinal).
Zytogorski died in The German Hospital, Dalston, London.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
Born in Poland, he was a political refugee after the collapse of the Polish-Russian War in 1830–1831 (November Uprising
November Uprising
The November Uprising , Polish–Russian War 1830–31 also known as the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in Warsaw when the young Polish officers from the local Army of the Congress...
). He emigrated to England.
In 1843 he played a match with Howard Staunton
Howard Staunton
Howard Staunton was an English chess master who is generally regarded as having been the world's strongest player from 1843 to 1851, largely as a result of his 1843 victory over Saint-Amant. He promoted a chess set of clearly distinguishable pieces of standardised shape—the Staunton pattern—that...
, receiving Pawn and two moves
Chess handicap
A handicap in chess is a way to enable a weaker player to have a chance of winning against a stronger one. There are many kinds of such handicaps, such as material odds, extra moves A handicap (or "odds") in chess is a way to enable a weaker player to have a chance of winning against a stronger...
, and won six games right off the reel. Zytogorski was befriend by the late Robert Brien, who succeeded Staunton as an editor of The Chronicle in 1854–1856; and :Brien, after his quarrel with Staunton, published for the first time the particulars of the above match. He played several matches; won a match against Franciscus Janssens (6 : 4) in 1854, took second, behind Ernst Falkbeer
Ernst Falkbeer
Ernst Karl Falkbeer was an Austrian chess master and journalist.-Life and chess career:Born in Brno, Bohemia, Falkbeer moved to Vienna to study law, but ended up becoming a journalist...
and ahead of Brien, in 1855 (Triangular), and lost to Valentine Green (7 : 8) in 1856 (Zytogorski gave odds of pawn and move).
He won at London 1855 (Kling's
Josef Kling
Josef Kling was a German chess master and chess composer. In 1851 he wrote Chess Studies with Bernhard Horwitz.-External links:* at Chessgames.com...
Coffee House), played in semifinals at London 1856 (McDonnell Chess Club), and lost to Ignaz von Kolisch
Ignác Kolisch
Baron Ignatz von Kolisch , also Baron Ignaz von Kolisch or báró Kolisch Ignác , was a merchant, journalist and chess master with Jewish roots....
at Cambridge 1860 (semifinal).
Zytogorski died in The German Hospital, Dalston, London.